Storming of Area 51 to 'see them aliens' fails to materialise

Hundreds of Earthlings descending on the Nevada desert in response to a mock call to ‘Storm Area 51’ refused to let the lack of actual alien sightings ruin the mood.

UFO enthusiasts made their way to the US Air Force military base for the ‘Alienstock’ and ‘Area 51 Basecamp’ events after a joke gathering was created earlier this year on Facebook.

Lincoln County police officials said five people have been arrested since Thursday accused of trespassing on the once-secret site.

Several minor injuries were reported, with one man treated for dehydration by festival medics in the tiny town of Rachel before returning to the party.

Although the number of guests dressed as aliens was high, sightings of genuine extra-terrestrials or flying saucers was low.

‘There’s a great sense of community among everyone here,’ said John Derryberry, who drove with his girlfriend, Sarah Shore, from Nashville, Tennessee.

Tracy Ferguson, from South Dakota, added: ‘It started as a joke and now people are getting to know each other.’

Sheriff Kerry Lee said a man reported missing on Friday morning after heading from a festival campground in Hiko toward an Area 51 gate was found safe later that evening.

Details weren’t immediately made public, but his disappearance was not believed to have been an abduction.

Millions initially responded to a hoax internet posting in June calling for people to storm the remote base saying: ‘They can’t stop all of us. Let’s see them aliens.’

The rallying cry prompted military officials to warn that lethal force may be used to thwart trespassers.

One man looked to have achieved immortality by performing a perfect ‘Naruto run’ across the backdrop of a live news report in a clip that has since gone viral.

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